Criticised cook and journalist (7)
I believe the answer is:
roasted
'criticised' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'cook and journalist' is the wordplay.
'cook' becomes 'roast' (roasting is a kind of cooking).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'roast'+'ed'='ROASTED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roasted that I've seen before include "Cooked (turkey?)" , "Severely reprimanded" , "Cooked hot food" , "Carpeted" , "Cooked (like a joint)" .)